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Chapter 780 Rome’s Reinforcements

"No more?! Are they going to attack Ostia?!" Paulus asked in surprise.

"The specific situation is unclear. I have sent a scout to Ostia to investigate." Mejius said with a worried look.

"I hope Ostia can withstand the enemy's attack! I hope the dictator Camillus can lead his troops back as soon as possible!" Paulus now regrets that he easily fought with the Dionians yesterday, resulting in the current army Suffering heavy losses, the morale of the soldiers was low, and they could no longer lead the army into battle. He sighed and asked instead: "What is the situation of the Lavinium people?"

"The Dionians just imprisoned the Lavinium people and robbed them of their food, but did not harm them. Our cavalry has released them, but they did not know that the Dionian army was going Where is it?"

Just as Majors was talking, he saw a guard hurriedly pushing the door in: "Two generals, a messenger has come from Rome, saying that he has something very urgent to see!"

"Invite him in quickly!" The two looked at each other, feeling a little uneasy.

"The Roman Senate ordered, 'In view of the fact that the Dionians captured Ostia yesterday and are now marching towards the city of Rome, Rome is in danger! Paulus, Megios, and Pantius The general should immediately lead his troops and rush back to rescue the city of Rome!"

Lost Ostia? !The Dionians actually marched directly to Rome? !These words were like a thunderbolt, causing the two of them to fall into complete shock. They never expected that the military action of the Dionians would be so fast and bold. At this moment, they regretted even more the rash battle with the Dionians yesterday. battle.But no matter how difficult the army's situation is now, they must return to support immediately, otherwise if Rome falls, everything will be over.

The two quickly reached an agreement, and then explained the situation to Pantius, who was in bed recovering from his injuries, and asked him to temporarily stay in Antium.Then, the two began to recruit soldiers, but they soon encountered a problem: As a newly occupied town by Rome, the Senate regarded Antium as a colonial city, leaving tens of thousands of landless people in and around Rome. The civilians moved to this town, assigned the land here, and they were also the main component of the [-]-strong garrison of Antium.Due to the short time, the city had not yet formed its own parliament, and major town affairs had to be decided by Paulus, the military governor of Antium appointed by the Senate.However, it was impossible for Paullus to take away the vast majority of the citizen soldiers in Antium, because when the army pressed on the border, the Roman civilians who had been allocated land first had to protect themselves in Antium. Umm's new allotment.

Therefore, Mejius persuaded the citizens nicely, while Paulus threatened them with Roman law and power. One of them played a good role and the other played a bad role. It took a lot of effort to finally recruit them. More than 5000 Roman civilian soldiers who had been frightened by the Dionysian army.

By the time they left the city, it was already afternoon, but Paulus and the others did not lead the team to Rome immediately. Instead, they passed through Satnicum and Vilitre first, because after yesterday's defeat, many troops fled. With these two new colonial cities and the soldiers left behind in the cities, Paulus and Mejius could recruit many soldiers to strengthen their rescue team.

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Paulus hurriedly led his army to leave Antium, unaware that a huge fleet of ships once again appeared on the sea near the port of Antium, and their destination was the port of Ostia.

The crow warships of the Third Fleet all went to Rome along the Tiber River, leaving behind fast triremes and other small and medium-sized warships, a total of more than 80 ships. They pulled up the sea north of Ostia Port. Set up a cordon to protect the arrival of the entire fleet.

"This is the Roman port of Ostia? It's too small." The merchant ship approached the port. Theos, the great iron merchant of the Kingdom of Dionysia standing on the bow, looked at the approaching dock and couldn't help showing a look of disappointment. color.

"What you see now is a port that has been expanded many times. Ten years ago, the port was smaller." said Sostatus, president of the Thurii Chamber of Commerce. As a large seller in the kingdom, he has broad sales channels. He came to Ostia many times.

"It doesn't matter whether the port is big or small, but why are there so few workers at the port?" Dickpolis, a pottery merchant who had just stepped out of the cabin, looked surprised. He said anxiously: "The fleet that came with us was full. All kinds of materials, just a few people to unload the goods, when will the goods be unloaded?!"

As he was talking, he saw thousands of strong men lining up in the distance and arriving at the dock.

"Look, His Majesty has thought of this problem a long time ago and sent troops to unload the goods for us." Saustatus smiled.

The first ones to dock at the pier were not merchant ships, but several large passenger ships. The first to disembark were the senators from the Senate.

Palace Clerk Henepolis was already standing on the pier, greeting them with a smile: "Lord Asistes! Lord Antrapolis! Lord Teles! Lord Nicomachus!...Welcome You come to Ostia in Latium!"

The elders also returned the greetings one after another.

"Is your Majesty in the city?" Asistes asked.

"Your Majesty has already led the army to attack the city of Rome, so he did not come to greet you." Henipoli explained emphatically.

"Start attacking Rome now?!" The senators were surprised. They were not senior generals of the Dionysian army and could not know the battle plan formulated by Davos, but after they decided to come to Latium, they They all have a detailed understanding of the situation here, and of course they know the position of the Roman city in the Latium region. It is a large city with a population of 10,000+, could it be captured so easily? !Moreover, Rome is deep inland and far away from the coast. After His Majesty Davos only captured Ostia, he led his army directly into the heart of the Latium region. Wouldn't it be too dangerous? !
Henepolis saw the surprise and worry in their hearts, but he did not elaborate. Instead, he raised a papyrus scroll tied with a black cloth strip and said: "Lord Tellis, His Majesty appoints you to be the king of Os. The temporary administrator of Theia is responsible for governing this most important port city in the Latium region, ensuring the Ostia port's foreign trade, material transshipment, and the smooth and prosperous sea and river access to the Roman city..."

With that said, he handed the letter of appointment to Tellis.

Tellis hurriedly opened it and took a closer look.

Henepolis then said to others: "While you are in Ostia, you can assist Lord Tellis in governing this city. This will also help you understand the situation in the Latium area in advance, and wait until your Majesty captures Rome. After the city, you go to the city of Rome.”

Judging from the tone of Henepolis's words, His Majesty is very confident in capturing the city of Rome!Asistes and the other senators looked at each other calmly, and then expressed their understanding.

At this time, Tellis, who read Davos's order, asked doubtfully: "Your Majesty asked me to manage Ostia, but except for our army, there seems to be no one in this port!"

"There were originally about three thousand laborers and slaves in the port, but today most of them were sent to move the warships of the Third Fleet. They have already arrived in Rome. They will return soon. Your Majesty has made a promise to provide The slaves are free, allowing laborers and slaves to join Dionia and become our citizens. In addition, several thousand Ostians are imprisoned in the city..."

When Henepolis said this, he suddenly remembered something and said hurriedly: "By the way, Lord Tellis, Your Majesty asked me to remind you that although Ostia is a small city with few people, its location is very important to us. It is crucial to send out a large army! After the Romans have calmed down, they will definitely come to fight for it with all their strength! Therefore, although there are currently 3000 defenders in the city, which is still slightly insufficient, the army must now attack the city of Rome with all its strength. For the time being, We are unable to add more troops here. Therefore, Lord Tellis, you must make ensuring the safety of Ostia City your first priority. This is the key to our Dionia conquering Latium!"

After hearing this, Tellis's face became a little more solemn and he fell into deep thought.

The reason why Davos chose Tellis as the administrator of Ostia was because Tellis was different from other veterans of the non-military system. He had received military training in Thurii for a long time and eventually became a reserve force. Therefore, he not only has a good understanding of Dionia's military system, but also has rich command experience. In the position of Ostia's administrator, he can give full play to his two strengths.

Of course, Asistes is also a political talent with both civil and military skills, but Davos has another important use for him.

"Okay, gentlemen, my mission has been completed." Hernepolis's tone became lighter, pointing to the entourage around him and said: "He will take you to the city hall in the city, where there are several subordinates I am waiting for you, Lord Tellis, to give orders. The accommodation of all the adults and officials, the entry of the caravan, the transportation of goods...etc. must be left to you. I have been delayed a lot in order to wait for you. It doesn’t take long. Now I have to rush to Rome to attack such an important battle. If I can’t witness it with my own eyes, how will I be able to write the next biography of His Majesty!..." Henepolis said and saluted everyone. , then jumped on the war horse brought by his entourage, and flew away with a group of cavalry.

A group of people were left standing at the dock, looking at each other for a while.

Tellis came back to his senses, saluted everyone and said, "My lords, I have to ask you to help me take over this new town in Dionia."

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